Tag: major update releases

Commons 2.4.1

I’ve just released version 2.4.1 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes. It also addresses a number of additional issues:

  • Improve behavior of Sites directory search
  • Fix bug that caused incorrect user to show in ‘Last Poster’ column on group forums
  • Fix compatibility with recent upstream updates to two factor authentication tools
  • Fix compatibility with recent upstream updates to user data export tools
  • Add DBLP link functionality to CV editor
  • Lift ban on the use of @login.cuny.edu email addresses during registration

For complete details, visit the 2.4.1 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for June 25, 2024

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.4.1 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for June 25, 2024:

  • Advanced Custom Fields (6.3)
  • Blubrry PowerPress (11.9)
  • BuddyPress (12.5)
  • ChatBot (5.4)
  • Cincopa video and media plug-in (1.163)
  • EmbedPress (4.0)
  • Event Tickets (5.10)
  • FeedWordPress (2024.511)
  • Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (8.27)
  • Gutenberg (18.4)
  • Jetpack (13.5)
  • Jetpack Boost (3.3)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.16)
  • MetaSlider (3.80)
  • PDF Embedder (4.8)
  • Popup Maker (1.19)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.4)
  • Share This Image (1.99)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.61)
  • The Events Calendar (6.5)
  • Yoast SEO (22.8)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.4.1 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for June 25, 2024:

  • Ashe (2.238)
  • Sydney (2.38)

For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.

Major plugin and theme updates for April 23, 2024

This release will include a WordPress update, to the 6.5.x series.

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.6 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for April 23, 2024:

  • Block Visibility (3.4)
  • Blubrry PowerPress (11.7)
  • Broadcast (50.8)
  • BuddyPress (12.4)
  • ChatBot (5.2)
  • Cincopa video and media plug-in (1.160)
  • Event Tickets (5.9)
  • Gravity PDF (6.10)
  • Gutenberg (18.0)
  • Jetpack (13.3)
  • Jetpack Boost (3.2)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.15)
  • MetaSlider (3.70)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.59)
  • Password Protected (2.7)
  • Quiz And Survey Master (9.0)
  • Really Simple CAPTCHA (2.3)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.2)
  • Share This Image (1.96)
  • Shortcodes Ultimate (7.1)
  • TablePress (2.3)
  • TaxoPress (3.20)
  • WP Document Revisions (3.6)
  • WP OAuth Server – CE (4.4)
  • Yoast SEO (22.4)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.6 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for April 23, 2024:

  • Ashe (2.235)
  • Author (1.52)
  • Sydney (2.36)
  • Twenty Eleven (4.6)
  • Twenty Fifteen (3.7)
  • Twenty Fourteen (3.9)
  • Twenty Nineteen (2.8)
  • Twenty Seventeen (3.6)
  • Twenty Sixteen (3.2)
  • Twenty Ten (4.1)
  • Twenty Thirteen (4.1)
  • Twenty Twelve (4.2)
  • Twenty Twenty (2.6)
  • Twenty Twenty-Four (1.1)
  • Twenty Twenty-One (2.2)
  • Twenty Twenty-Three (1.4)
  • Twenty Twenty-Two (1.7)

For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.

Commons 2.3.3

I’ve just released version 2.3.3 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes. It also includes the following changes:

  • Upgrade to the BuddyPress 12.0.x series.
  • Improve forum readability on mobile devices
  • Improve private blog comment access control over the REST API

For complete details, visit the 2.3.3 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for February 27, 2024

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.3 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for February 27, 2024:

  • Better Search (3.3)
  • Block Visibility (3.3)
  • Business Directory Plugin (6.4)
  • Event Tickets (5.8)
  • Filter Everything — WooCoomerce Product & WordPress Filter (1.8)
  • Gutenberg (17.6)
  • Hypothesis (0.7)
  • Jetpack (13.0)
  • Jetpack Boost (3.0)
  • Kadence Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks for Page Builder Features (3.2)
  • Link Library (7.6)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.57)
  • Share This Image (1.92)
  • Simple Calendar (3.3)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.58)
  • The Events Calendar (6.3)
  • Twentig (1.8)
  • XPoster – Share to Twitter/X from WordPress (4.2)
  • Yoast SEO (21.9)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.3 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for February 27, 2024:

  • Ashe (2.230)
  • Neve (3.8)
  • Sydney (2.34)
  • Twenty Seventeen (3.5)
  • Twenty Twenty (2.5)
  • Twenty Twenty-One (2.1)

For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.

Commons 2.3.1

I’ve just released version 2.3.1 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes. It also includes a number of fixes to features introduced in the 2.3.0 release last week:

  • Improve behavior of CV cover image caption when deleting existing image
  • Improve behavior of CV cover image upload/crop dialog when adding large images
  • Fix documentation links in CV modal

For complete details, visit the 2.3.1 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for January 23, 2024

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.1 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 23, 2024:

  • Block Visibility (3.2)
  • ChatBot (5.1)
  • Gutenberg (17.4)
  • Jetpack (12.9)
  • MetaSlider (3.60)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.55)
  • Otter – Page Builder Blocks & Extensions for Gutenberg (2.6)
  • PressForward (5.6)
  • Quiz And Survey Master (8.2)
  • Redirection (5.4)
  • Share This Image (1.90)
  • Super RSS Reader (5.1)
  • SyntaxHighlighter Evolved (3.7)
  • Theme Check (20231220.0)
  • WP Inventory (2.2)
  • Webinar and Video Conference with Jitsi Meet (2.6)
  • Yoast SEO (21.7)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.1 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 23, 2024:

  • Ashe (2.226)
  • ColorMag (3.1)
  • Hello Elementor (3.0)
  • Raft (1.1)
  • Sydney (2.32)

For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.